World Museum's Cafe in Liverpool

The choice for children was very good. The adult hot lunches were delicious especially the Scouse and were reasonably priced.

I can't believe that they're still only serving coffee in disposable cups despite the climate crisis!

The extended part of the cafe, after the toilets is like a fancy restaurant, they've put table in a hallway type area and it looks and feels really good. I sat away from the toilets because they were noisy with the air blower and a bit smelly with kids coming in and out but near the door down the hall is lovely. The service was good, we ordered Scouse with read cabbage and bread and a portion of chips. They gave a buzzer which was supposed to buzz when it was ready but it didn't. The food was amazing, delicious warming wholesome scouse stew with delicious bread and cabbage. The chips were really nice too. There was free water available which is always a bonus.

This is an eatery that has the wow looks factor in its 50/50 Edwardian / Victorian wing ..... sit in the old part of the wing and you are back in time. That is the price you pay however for tea and coffee out of paper/plastic cups. They used to have proper cups and mugs but everything now is disposable which is not in keeping at all with the decor. That all said the food and drink here is ace.

We go to the museum regularly and on this occasion decided to have lunch. Scouse was on offer, which my husband opted for and I wanted a toasted sandwich and we ordered a bowl of chips too. My husband was given his meal before my order had even been put through to the kitchen, so we explained we wanted to eat together and handed the meal back, asking that both meals be served at the same time. We sat down and waited, and waited, then waited some more. After 20 minutes wait we asked when our food was likely to arrive and it was evident my toasted sandwich had not even been started (obviously totally forgotten). When the food finally arrived, the portion of chips was a tiny amount and when we queried it, we were blamed for ordering a sandwich with chips (we didn't) and were told we should have ordered a sandwich and a full portion of chips (we did but that obviously was not what was enetered on the order). We then had to wait for a full bowl of chips to arrive by which time my husband realised his meal was not Scouse - it was a stew - no pearl barley - and then he found the potatoes in his stew were not cooked and had to leave them. Absolutely awful.

Visited the Museum on Fri 4th Nov to see the Dr Who exhibit. Can't fault the museum but the cafe well it was bad. We started our visit with a coffee. I only drink de cafe, my daughter also drinks decafe but she drinks it for medical reasons. Having reactions to caffeine. We placed our order for 2 decafe coffees. That we now know we was definitely given ordinary coffee. The museum cafe was the only place we had coffee and my daughter later had her reaction. We also went in the cafe around 1pm for lunch, where we was served cold chips cold beans and cold chicken. I took my meal back and although they did replace my meal with a wrap the attitude of the staff member who dealt with me was i felt very off. But other than avoiding the cafe I would definitely visit the museum and probably take advantage of the provided picnic area.

Stopped for tea and cake after visiting the galleries with the little 'un. Lovely light, bright space for cafe with gluten free chocolate cake and loose leaf tea in good pouring pots. Nice, think I prefer this space to the Walker next door. Would stop again.

Grand surroundings, and space to appreciate them. Good menu to choose from. Didn't feel hurried, like i have at the Walker, as it is so busy there.

Overpriced food that you can get anywhere. When you spend a day in this area, take the few minutes to walk to Lime Street or Liverpool One. At this cafe, you will wait in a long, slow line to get premade foods, cafeteria style, that cost more because there are no fast food chains right at hand to give it competition. This is typical of all the museum cafes that I have had to eat at in Liverpool.

My first time eating scouse. It was hot and tasty and came with good quality bread and butter. Nice location but staff need to keep on top of clearing tables. I don't want to eat surrounded by others debris.

We had a delicious lunch of ham and cheese paninis and chips to share followed by coffee. The only negative point was that the chips were almost cold. On my previous visit the chips were cold so this time I asked for them to be brought with the paninis so that we could eat everything together but they were still cold. Perhaps the method of keeping them hot needs to be reviewed? We sat in the room at the back which was the former technical collage with its beautiful ornate plaster work and columns, a lovely setting for lunch.

This is one of our go to places for a light lunch/snack in Liverpool. There is plenty of choice including sandwiches, cake and hot meals. On this occasion I chose the egg sandwich, crisps and rose lemonade. The sandwich was well filled and very tasty. No problem finding a table - in fact we went in the overspill area and were able to admire the lovely covings depicting maritime events. The tables were cleared and wiped down regularly. A good experience

This is a spacious cafe with ample places to sit next to the foyer. Mam went into raptures about the carrot cake - sadly we were not in raptures about the tea as we prefer proper tea bags rather than loose leaf tea.

NIce to get a 'cafetiere' of leaf tea although water could have been closer to boiling when they made it. My lunch wasn't warmed up very well and was a bit bland. Husbands packet sandwich he said was OK.

For some reason in England museum cafes tend to be one and the same, and this is no exception...they tend to be tucked away in bland generic alcoves, with no view...and this one is no exception. I know there are some exceptions to the rule...but generally they are quiet lifeless places. If you travel to Europe or Asia, the museum cafes tend to be an experience and tourist attraction all of their own, with vibrancy and life. Anyway, if you only visit a cafe for its coffee then the coffee was good...so as a brief stop off to enjoy a caffeine refuel then it does its job well.

An excellent soup lunch not too pricey and friendly staff despite a queue. They have a good selection of meals.

Thought the children's meals may have been too small for the teenagers we sent but both said really tasty and filled them up, Husband and I had sandwiches, also tasty, staff attentive and friendly. Lots of variety in the meals and snacks. Had visited before but only for coffee. Definitely improved now serving meals as well. Normally ate upstairs in the Museum but the area now for people who wanted to take their own picnic.

We called for lunch on a visit to the Museum and Walker Gallery.

Saturday afternoon. We were looking for somewhere for a quick lunch and I remembered they have a cafe here so thought we’d give it a try. Glad we did. Hubby had lasagne and chips and I had frittata and chips. Both were really tasty and good size portions. Value for money at under £12 total. We had drinks but there was water available for free. Staff were kept busy clearing tables. Plenty of seating with tables of different sizes. The place was buzzing and it was lovely to see so many families - who are well catered for. The space is large and echoes and there is a frequent rumble of the underground trains beneath your feet but this is a historic, cultural experience and I felt it added to it all.

...visited twice in a visit to the museum. Visited with three small children as two families.Good enough value and good food....but...at the end of the day went for a final brew as we were all heading on decent enough journeys home. Whilst we were the last ones in we were still in time but evidently the staff wanted home and “turned off the lights”!!!! Turned off the lights with small children in a cafe. Won’t revisit.

The last time we came to the World Museum the café was in a location on one of the higher floors that wasn't particularly impressive. It is now been relocated to a newly restored part of the building on the ground floor with plenty of space and lots of interesting features. It made a very pleasant place to take a break while visiting the museum.

We visited the World Museum to see the Terracotta Army exhibition - which was very good indeed.

Nothing outstanding. Very overcrowded. Food is ok, typical British cafeteria food. Options for pre-packed sandwiches, berries. Also selection of cakes. Poor selection for vegetarians and almost none for vegans.

On a trip to Liverpool and lunched in the wonderful elegant and spacious dining rooms at the World Museum. Scouse with red cabbage was the best I’ve ever tasted with plenty of good quality lamb and well cooked vegetables. The sausage roll and salad was equally fine and prices are very fair. Highly recommended.

great place to relax after visiting this great museum. Really good food at relatively good prices (for museums anyway)

The museum was very busy (last day of the Terracotta Army exhibition) so we had to queue for at least 10 minutes, and there were signs up advising of possible delays. We picked ready made sandwiches, but there was a good selection of fresh food from the salad bar and hot counter, and home-made cakes. I was disappointed to have my tea served in a paper cup because it just doesn't taste the same.

Went here after seeing the warriors. Very busy, just 2 people serviing, well one doing coffees and taking money. Huge queue, see pic. Working at dead slow and stop. Really need more staff as people were coming to see the warriors! Plenty of seating, if you could be bothered to wait for food. Coffee more expensive than Starbucks or Costa, dirty tables. Used facilities, passable.

this cafe was teeming with people had a tough time finding table and 40 mins wait just for a coffee no facilities just for drinks just a endless queue for everything staff seemed to be poorly trained

Expensive, little choice for vegans, intolerance or allergy suffers. Paper cups instead of crockery that can be washed up.

Not very efficient, especially at busy times. The member of staff who served us was downright unfriendly, which is not good for customers. It doesn't take much to be nice! The food was OK.

We queued patiently for a good 25 minutes for two pieces of carrot cake and two teas . One girl serving hot food, one on the till and onechap to do teas and coffees . The girl on the hot food would shout out “anyone for hot food ? “ then would just stand there when there was no response , at one point she went into the back presumably to the kitchen. With a mouth full of food. No thought to assist any of her colleagues

Popped in for a light lunch before going to the theatre. Plenty of choice from a snack to a hot meal. On this occasion we went for coffee and cake. I had a lovely generous sized scone with jam and a fair trade filter coffee. No problem getting a table on this occasion although last time we visited it was much busier. A little slow to clear and wipe down the tables.

We popped in here for a quick bite after having seen the TWs. Briefly dining in the former Technical School hallway was a pleasure. Cold food choices (ours) were acceptable. Service could have been better but poor staff on duty were clearly too few.

A great on site cafe if you are visiting the museum. A small menu with hot and cold choices. Basic but good quality.

Variety of choice from meals to snacks. Good selection of cakes and drink. Difficulty to get a seat during busy periods but outwith these times the seating area is comfortable and spacious.

We only had coffee and cake, which was fine. The café is just inside the museum main entrance so handy for light refreshments. The menu for lunch was limited but included Scouse as you would expect.

Cafe was ok, could have done with another till open as took about 10 minutes to queue and pay. Lovely to find a gluten free vegan soup which was very tasty though!

Very busy, took a long time to be served. A large room and noisy. Different staff doing different jobs a bit disjointed

After an early start to get to the museum in time for our entry into the Terracotta Warriors exhibition, we needed a coffee when we arrived. The cafe looks beautiful on the website but on arrival it was cold, grubby and uninviting. Coffee was being served in paper cups, due to “too much washing up” for the duration of the exhibition YEUCH! This is not a station forecourt fast food outlet and surely the exhibition didn’t come as a surprise?! Hire more crockery and an extra person to do the washing up instead of adding more non recyclable rubbish to the pile we are currently drowning under! Not a good example to set! As I was with my parents and didn’t want to make a fuss or have time to go out of the museum again to find somewhere else, I ordered coffee which was as OK as coffee from paper cups can be and my dad had a piece of fruit cake which he described as eating wall paper paste! Will be back to the Museum which is wonderful but will sadly give the cafe a miss next time.

Standard museum fare but quite expensive, good clean atmoshere. Comfy seating areas, self clearing so no comment on staff cleanliness.

Whilst waiting to see the TerraCotta Warriors stopped off to have a cup of coffee and saw that scouse was on the menu! The cakes were overpriced and not very good, but the coffee was great!

They have a sign saying it will take 10 minutes to be served from that point. They need to move it because from the sign it was at least 30 mins. Definitely not enough staff working behind the counter

All food and drink were good, but the hot chocolate I was told was fair, the children would not drink all theirs.

We left after waiting in the massive queue, tables seem to be an issue, as do tables, plenty of people eating their own food.

The cafe itself is fine as these places go. Food average quality & as always overpriced. The queue however is a nightmare. Whoever manages this cafe needs to rethink the way people pay. Separate off the tills & get the people moving through quicker. If you want to have a cuppa, don't waste your time here.

Had a break for lunch after seeing the Terracotta Warriors exhibition. It was very busy and took a while to be served. Fairly standard cafe experience to be honest but in a very grand setting.

The cafe was grubby and our paninis were not good. Disappointing. On the up side there was plenty of seating.

Not recommended. Very poor salad with a tiny piece of dry quiche. Rock hard bread roll water £11. Avoid

IIl informed staff, mended items not available or sold out, (12 noon) messed up our order , food delivered at different times. Poor. One star is for fantastic venue. Ok for tea and cake.

Great coffee. Good food for all palettes and preferences. Loads of seating space. Speedy service with discount for Museum Members and a good range of eats and sweets to tempt the tired, weary and simply obstinate!!!

Had a much needed cup of tea here after seeing the Terracotta exhibition. Airy and clean, lovely staff.

very busy, but you did'nt have to queue for long. not a large selectoin though....just a quick snack.

Stopped here while visiting the museum for the Terracotta Warriors exhibit. If you go through the big cafe room and to the smaller area then you get a lovely area to eat and they have sofas and tables. The food is average and overpriced. Long lines to get food as there is not enough staff to serve customers.

The restaurant is on the ground floor and if you walk into the second area the surroundings are very grand indeed. The food is of reasonable quality and not ridiculously priced.

great food and service lovely friendly staff very helpful ladies toilet spotless very reasonably priced and good selection

Visited twice, at very busy times they tend to run out of essentials - clean cutlery and scones! The back area is lovely and quieter than the cafe area. Good coffee and excellent scones/cakes, just the thing after walking around this lovely museum.

My wife and I bought Tea, Latte, Tuna and Swettcorn sandwich and child's cheese sandwich (shared them!) for £9.65

very comfortable location with easy access for disabled visitors and friendly staff, offering a reasonable variety of food.

Inadequately staffed to provide a service. There is a large sign advertising the queueing time for service at this cafe- much better to put in the resource of staff and equipment for demand during the biggest exhibition this museum has ever held